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to a round form, having the center of enamel, and the 

 circumference of alternate strips of inside and a small 

 portion of the siliceous or outside layer. 



Then these rods have been made of eight and nine 

 strips; but there is no real merit in any of these last- 

 mentioned plans, and the six-section, outside enamel, 

 hexagonal or round, is the only common-sense, practical 

 plan. 



The following table of relative weights and measure- 

 ments of section-bamboo fly-rods, which, however, can 

 only be approximate, is furnished by Messrs. Abbey & 

 Imbrie, No. 48 Maiden Lane, New York City: 



LENGTH OF ROD. WEIGHT OF EEEI. PLATE. TOTAL WEIGHT. 



11 feet » If ounces. 9 ounces. 



ll.\feet 2 " 10 " 



12 feet 2^ " 12 " 



14 feet 2i " 18 " 



16 feet 2f " 28 " 



16J feet 2J " 31 " 



17 feet 3 " 36 " 



17 J feet 3} " 40 " 



18 feet 31 " 44 " 



19 feet 3| " 50 " 



20 feet 4 " 54 " 



Black Bass Bait Rods. 



The Black Bass and his mode of capture has hitherto 

 been altogether too much neglected, if not entirely 

 ignored, by most of our writers upon the gentle art, 

 either from a lack of interest, or a want of proper in- 

 formation, upon the subject. Some works, that have 

 been held in the highest esteem, contain the least infor- 



